Custom Merch for Restaurants and Bars in Arlington, TX
Merch Mob makes kitchen shirts, front-of-house uniforms, and staff hats for restaurants and bars in Arlington, TX, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Arlington. Arlington skews young, with 27% of residents between 18 and 34 compared with 23% for the whole country and a median age of 33.7 (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so a retail tee with a playful back print has a large local audience.
Arlington by the numbers
Arlington has 402,134 residents, up 2% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Tarrant County has 1,423 full-service restaurants with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 6.3 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 7.6. 40% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 12% from 1,273 in 2018.
It also has 187 bars and other drinking places with paid employees. That is 0.83 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 1.19. 55% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (188).
Tarrant County as a whole has 2,248,466 residents, up 6.5% since 2020. Tarrant County has one full-service restaurant for every 1,580 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 402,134
- Since 2020
- +2%
- County
- Tarrant County
- Full-service restaurants in Tarrant County, 2023
- 1,423
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 6.3 (US 7.6)
- Bars and other drinking places in Tarrant County, 2023
- 187
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.83 (US 1.19)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 33.7 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 27% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 96°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 37°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 106
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 36
- Rain, a year
- 36 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 6
Weather: Arlington Municipal Airport station, 3 mi from Arlington's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Arlington's weather means for restaurants and bars
A kitchen in Arlington runs hotter than the street, and the street climbs to 90°F or more on about 106 days a year, so staff tees should be a light poly-cotton blend that dries between shifts. December to February brings average highs under 65°F, the stretch when a long-sleeve staff tee and a logo hoodie earn their place, both behind the bar and at the register. January lows average 37°F, so the crew leaving a late close needs more than a kitchen tee; order the winter staff layer in the same color as the summer shirt so the team still looks uniform. When the street hits 100°F, as it does on about 22 days a year, the kitchen line is hotter still, so pick the lightest durable blend for cooks and a performance polo for patio servers. Closing staff step out into freezing air on roughly 36 nights each year, so a beanie and a hoodie belong in the staff kit.
| Month in Arlington | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What staff and regulars wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 37°F | 2.3 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| February | 62°F | 40°F | 2.6 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| March | 70°F | 48°F | 3.4 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| April | 77°F | 55°F | 3.1 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| May | 84°F | 64°F | 4.3 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| June | 92°F | 72°F | 3.5 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| July | 96°F | 75°F | 1.7 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| August | 96°F | 75°F | 1.7 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| September | 89°F | 68°F | 3.3 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| October | 79°F | 57°F | 4.7 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| November | 67°F | 46°F | 2.6 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| December | 59°F | 39°F | 2.8 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Arlington.
Orders ship to Arlington from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Texas.
Arlington is about 1,189 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Arlington is USPS zone 6. Arlington is on Central time, 2 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Arlington
When do patio staff in Arlington need a warmer layer?
Not until December: highs average under 65°F only from then through February, so a light hoodie covers that stretch, and with summer heat lasting far longer, most of the staff budget belongs to breathable tees.
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